Factoid
Below is a little follow-up on the tight end trend I mentioned earlier in the day. It’s a chart showing the top 40 tight ends of the decade (using the scoring system of 6 points for TDs and 1 point for every 10 yards).
There are 40 tight ends, so for a typical year, you would expect to see four tight ends listed. But for the 2009 season, nine different tight ends appear – over twice as many as you might expect.
Why this is happening, I’m not sure. Maybe we’re simply seeing more high-caliber athletes playing the position. Maybe players like Tony Gonzalez and Shannon Sharpe have inspired more great talents to choose the tight end position – and for coaches to get them involved. Antonio Gates, Greg Olsen, Jermichael Finley, Dustin Keller, Vernon Davis, Dallas Clark – there are a lot of great tight ends out there.
TOP 40 TIGHT ENDS OF THE DECADE (2000-2009)
Using the scoring system of 1 point for every 10 yards and 6 points for tight ends.
Yds TD Pts Year
965 13 174.5 2009 Vernon Davis
964 13 174.4 2004 Antonio Gates
1203 9 174.3 2000 Tony Gonzalez
1106 10 170.6 2009 Dallas Clark
1101 10 170.1 2005 Antonio Gates
1258 7 167.8 2004 Tony Gonzalez
1058 10 165.8 2008 Tony Gonzalez
1157 8 163.7 2009 Antonio Gates
1145 7 156.5 2007 Jason Witten
984 9 152.4 2007 Antonio Gates
916 10 151.6 2003 Tony Gonzalez
1172 5 147.2 2007 Tony Gonzalez
924 9 146.4 2006 Antonio Gates
971 8 145.1 2009 Brent Celek
1106 5 142.6 2007 Kellen Winslow
980 6 136.0 2004 Jason Witten
891 7 133.1 2005 Jeremy Shockey
917 6 129.7 2001 Tony Gonzalez
786 8 128.6 2007 Chris Cooley
616 11 127.6 2007 Dallas Clark
855 7 127.5 2005 Todd Heap
780 8 126.0 2006 Alge Crumpler
770 8 125.0 2003 Shannon Sharpe
867 6 122.7 2009 Tony Gonzalez
566 11 122.6 2009 Visanthe Shiancoe
900 5 122.0 2006 Tony Gonzalez
739 8 121.9 2001 Marcus Pollard
836 6 121.6 2002 Todd Heap
848 6 120.8 2008 Dallas Clark
877 5 119.7 2005 Alge Crumpler
774 7 119.4 2005 Chris Cooley
773 7 119.3 2002 Tony Gonzalez
952 4 119.2 2008 Jason Witten
884 5 118.4 2009 Kellen Winslow
704 8 118.4 2008 Antonio Gates
1030 2 115.0 2009 Jason Witten
789 6 114.9 2009 Heath Miller
774 6 113.4 2004 Alge Crumpler
765 6 112.5 2006 Todd Heap
757 6 111.7 2005 Jason Witten
—Ian Allan
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